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1. Greece, US affirm commitment to boosting ties after high-level review

Greece and the US on Monday issued a joint statement following a high-level review of the US-Greece Strategic Dialogue that took place in Thessaloniki amid a visit to the northern port by US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias....

2. Authoritarian, divisive, hard right?

A few days ago, the New York Times published an opinion piece on political developments in Greece on its front page in which the author denounced the return to power of the “hard” right under the leadership of an “authoritarian” prime minister with “anti-democratic instincts.” ...

3. Early signs of civility and consensus

Despite some natural degree of skirmishing and isolated criticism, rays of civility, consensus and cooperation are breaking out across the Greek political landscape. ...

4. Cyprus to establish diplomatic relations with North Macedonia

At an Economist conference in Lagonisi it was revealed that Cyprus will establish formal diplomatic relations with North Macedonia ...

5. SYRIZA, Kotzias-led movement part ways

The political movement Pratto, led by former foreign minister Nikos Kotzias, on Wednesday announced that it was officially ending its cooperation with ruling SYRIZA and that it will not take part in next month’s national elections. It urged its followers to vote for progressive forces. ...

6. Ahrweiler: History that teaches only one solution is a dangerous thing

7. Undiplomatic behavior

8. A new chapter for Greece

9. Menendez: Turkey has ‘no chance’ of getting both F-35s and S-400

10. Greek PM travels to North Macedonia

11. Mike Pompeo likely to join Greece-Cyprus-Israel summit, says US envoy

A day after energy giant ExxonMobil announced it had discovered a natural gas reservoir in Cyprus's Block 10, US Ambassador to Greece Geoffrey Pyatt said US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is likely to participate in the next trilateral summit between Greece, Cyprus and Israel which will be held in March in Crete....

12. US's Matthew Palmer urges restraint in East Mediterranean

13. SYRIZA and ND should now both push for the use of the qualifier ‘North’

14. Tsipras, Zaev nominated for Nobel Peace Prize

15. This is not the time to stir the Greece-Turkey pot

16. Anastasiades congratulates Tsipras on ratification of Prespes agreement

17. Greece after Prespes

Despite having generated intense confrontation between political parties and painful division in Greek society, the name deal between Greece and the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia was ultimately endorsed by Parliament....

18. Wess Mitchell and the musical chairs in the Trump foreign policy team

19. EU hails Greek approval of Prespes agreement

20. Greek parliament approves historic Macedonia name deal

21. The perils of extreme behavior

22. Prespes: The rally, the raw numbers, and the day after

23. Foreign support for Tsipras and respect for the opposition

24. From the auditoriums

25. Tsipras wins confidence vote paving the way for Prespes deal

26. Greek Foreign Ministry: Russia undermines Prespes peace deal

27. Tsipras to call confidence vote this week

28. Angela Merkel in Athens

29. Merkel expresses support for reform effort, Prespes deal

On her first visit to Athens in four years, German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Thursday expressed her support for the Prespes name deal as well as Greece’s ongoing economic reform efforts, saying the country was entering a new phase....

30. Greece can count on Germany, Merkel tells Kathimerini